Unable to see QML Components in non-project folder in Qt Designer

I'm working on a project that is importing custom QML Components stored in a directory that is NOT under my project directory.

My project directory (/home/myHome/ProjectA) contains components that use common base components that are stored in a common directory (/home/myHome/groupFolder/CommonComponents) that other engineers working on different projects can also access. (see attached image)

and I have added import commoncomponents 1.0 at the top of GCircle.qml for example.

When working in the Qt Creator text editor all works fine. I can get to properties defined in BaseCircle.qml. When I run the application all looks as intended.

However, if I open Qt Designer I do NOT see BaseCircle on the QMLTypes tab. This, happens automatically if a QML file is in the same directory as the QML file I am editing, or in a directory below it. Is there a way to see those QML components in the QML Types tab in Qt Designer?